Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa

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PUBLIC NOTICE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT BY-LAW NO. 01-2021 INSTALLATION OF FIBRE OPTICS IN THE RURAL AREA...Continue reading

Due to the large number of grant requests received throughout the year, Council has passed a resolution to only consider requests at the March meeting each year. If your organization would like to be considered for a grant, please put your request in writing. The request should include the following:... 1. A description of the organization and its purpose. 2. Names of the principal officers. 3. Mailing Address. 4. Intended use of the funds accompanied by current financial statement. 5. Reasons in support of the request. 6. Cemeteries within the municipality will be exempt from these provisions. Deadline for requests is March 5, 2021. Please contact t204-824-2666 if you have any questions.

PUBLIC NOTICE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT BY-LAW NO. 02-2021 INSTALLATION OF FIBRE OPTICS IN WAWANESA The Council of the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa has scheduled a public hearing at the Wawanesa United Church, 210 Main Street, Wawanesa, MB on the 26h day of January 2021 at 6:30 p.m. to present the following local improvement plan:...Continue reading

Mental health virtual therapy can help Manitobans age 16 or older who are coping with mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and now includes two free counselling sessions.

Oakland Wawanesa Fire Department yearly report: OWFD responded to 36 emergency calls in 2020. The calls were as follows: Structure fire - 5... MVC- 7 MVC with extrication- 2 Grass fire- 10 Hydro emergencies- 3 Fire Alarms- 4 Assist Other Agency- 1 Vehicle/machine fire- 2 Investigation- 2 Hazmat- 0 4 calls of service were in the town of Wawanesa. 31 calls of service were in the rural response area. 1 call for service was a mutual aid call. During the 36 calls, OWFD accumulated a total of 658 man hours. Members earned 1243 training hours this year from monthly vehicle inspections and training. This is much lower then previous years due to COVID-19 protocols. OWFD had 93 volunteer community engagement hours for the year of 2020. Some of these hours include birthday parades, Santa parade and BBQ’s. Thank you for your support in 2020, here’s to 2021!

Upcoming Employment opportunity for those interested in working for Statistic Canada 2021 Census. Applications will be accepted as of January 6th 2021. https://census.gc.ca/jobs-emplois-eng.htm

Last night at 2215 OWFD sent two members to investigate a smell of smoke in the lobby of the hospital. Officer confirmed it was smoke from neighbours chimney

Join this week's Telephone Town Hall to discuss the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System. To receive a call to join the discussion at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2020, register online at https://bit.ly/2UchSub. #EngageMB #MBPRS

Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2020, the province will move to the Critical level on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System. These new res...trictions are required to halt #COVID19 transmission in Manitoba and to help protect our most vulnerable citizens. https://bit.ly/2Ir7UTc #Covid19MB See more

Wawanesa Community Foundation Inc. Community Fund There has never been a better time to help the Wawanesa Community Foundation Inc. grow our Community fund!!! The week of November 9th-15th only, all gifts to your Community Foundation will be topped up by 40%, thanks to generous stretch funding from the Winnipeg Foundation and the Province of Manitoba. A gift of $100. will instantly become $140. (Any donation amount is gratefully accepted and charitable receipts provided on a...mounts over $20.) The past year has seen our Wawanesa Community Foundation supporting our community throughout an incredibly trying year for all. Our Foundation was also proud to move past $500,000. in managed assets at year end December 31, 2019-an incredible achievement for our small community and speaks volumes about the generosity of our residents of Wawanesa and area. Your gift to Wawanesa Community Foundation can be made securely online at endowmb.org or direct through your local Wawanesa Community Foundation. Donations direct to the Wawanesa Community Foundation can be made via INTERAC e-transfer at [email protected] include your name and address where the Charitable Donation receipt can be mailed. Or contact Foundation Board Members Treasurer Leonard Plett 204 725-6873 or Board Chair Glenn McGregor 204 761-7596 for more information. Canada’s Community Foundation movement started in 1921 in Winnipeg. Today there are over 56 Community Foundations in our Province more than one quarter of all the Foundations in Canada. These Foundations are part of Manitoba’s history of generosity, a tradition in which we can all participate and take pride. November 9th-15th is a great time to invest in the future of the Wawanesa area!!

#COVID19 screening and testing is provided at no charge, whether or not you have provincial health coverage. If you are symptomatic, find a #Covid19MB testing site near you at https://bit.ly/30DuRaX.

For possible public exposures to #Covid19MB in each region, visit: -Interlake-Eastern https://bit.ly/2Hfuld8 -Northern https://bit.ly/32SGUDR -Prairie Mountain ...Health https://bit.ly/3mIHBHD -Southern Health-Santé Sud https://bit.ly/2HgYJnu -Winnipeg https://bit.ly/3ckPWMO. See more

The Souris Veterinary Clinic is having a Spay Day on Wednesday Nov 4, 2020 please call the clinic 204-483-2193 to make an appointment..

Upcoming Holiday Hours Oakland Waste Transfer Station will be closed on November 11 and open on November 12 Oakland and Wawanesa Transfer Stations will be closed on December 26 and opened on December 28, 2020... Wawanesa Transfer Station be closed on December 31 The Municipal Offices be closed between December 23rd, 2020 and January 3rd, 2021.

As a Farmland School Tax Rebate client, you can now submit your application online through MASC's portal myMASC. Click link below to sign up: https://prodb2ctenant.b2clogin.com//b2c_1a_signinasclient/

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Province Taking Action to Reinforce Public Health Orders https://bit.ly/31KMLdt

On Saturday October 17, Oakland-Wawanesa Fire Department held a training day on live fire control. Members worked in teams of 4 to practise and train on fire co...ntrol technique, search and rescue, ventilation and RIT in live fire conditions. In all, 19 members were in attendance for training. Thank you to everyone for your hard work. A special thanks to Gary Mcdougal for providing us the the house to practice on. Thanks to Liam Pattison Liam Pattison Photography for coming out and taking pictures

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